Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterm Election  —  Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.  —  Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks …

Iowa Poll: Voters prefer Republicans in all 4 Iowa congressional races  —  Iowa's likely voters and those who already have cast ballots prefer Republican candidates in all four of the state's congressional districts, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found.

Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks With Top Putin Aides  —  Jake Sullivan has had confidential discussions with Russian counterparts amid concerns over escalation and nuclear threats  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden's top national-security adviser has engaged …

Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida  —  The Republican Party's top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms' last days.  —  SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Former President Donald J. Trump hasn't endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis this year because, as he has explained, his fellow Floridian never asked.

After a Life of Struggle, Biden Faces One More Inflection Point  —  President Biden had hoped to preside over a moment of reconciliation after the turmoil of the Trump years.  But the fever of polarizing politics has not broken ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

Cotton passes on 2024 presidential run after considering campaign  —  Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has decided that he won't run for president in 2024 — making him the first big-name Republican to step aside as former President Donald Trump and others make moves toward running.

Kari Lake's campaign headquarters receives ‘suspicious’ mail containing white powder  —  An envelope containing “suspicious white powder” was received Saturday at the campaign headquarters of the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona.  —  A staffer at Kari Lake's campaign headquarters …

Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Scale Layoffs This Week  —  Social-media company's planned cuts expected to affect many thousands of its workforce  —  Meta Platforms Inc. META 2.11%increase; green up pointing triangle is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week …

Ex-Gov. Pataki says Zeldin on cusp of upset like his own 1994 victory  —  New York's last Republican governor is ready to party like it's 1994.  —  George Pataki told The Post gubernatorial GOP candidate Lee Zeldin has a real shot to replicate his own stunning upset over three-term incumbent Democrat Mario Cuomo that year.

‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats  —  Election workers in Arizona's most fiercely contested county faced more than 100 violent threats and intimidating communications in the run-up to Tuesday's midterms, most of them based on election conspiracy theories promoted by former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday's Midterms  —  Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.  —  The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August …

How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom  —  She wasn't a political expert.  But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.  —  Molly Jong-Fast had just finished interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris for her podcast …

Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's apparent plan to soon announce his candidacy is challenging Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's desire to show that the Justice Dept. can operate above partisanship.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General …

The Week's Best Cartoons: The GOP Chooses Violence  —  My only message to you today is to please, please be sure you vote by Tuesday.  As this week's cartoons clearly demonstrate, the GOP is eager to continue to drag us down a dark, dark path.  We must keep them out of power at every level of government.

Crystal ball says Cortez Masto hangs on, Sisolak doesn't and Dems retain two of three House seats  —  Let me start this biennial venture into brave foolishness with a remembrance of things past.  —  I engage in this Proustian exercise to make myself feel better as I make election predictions …

Salena Zito: Oz aims to complete transformation from television talker to practical politician  —  Had you just followed the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman's tweets — or the staffer the Fetterman campaign says does much of his tweeting — you would be led to believe voters …

Ron Johnson pushes racial divisions in his closing message to Wis. GOP voters  —  The senator is drawing sharp rebukes for how he invokes race when talking about his Black opponent  —  BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — As he made his final pitch to voters in western Wisconsin last week …